US journalist reportedly detained in Venezuela
An American freelance journalist has been detained by Venezuelan authorities in a raid on his Caracas home, according to a Venezuelan journalists union.
Cody Weddle has not been heard from since 8 a.m Wednesday, when he was detained by Venezuela's feared counterintelligence service DGCIM along with his assistant, Venezuelan citizen Carlos Camacho, according to the National Union of Press Workers (SNTP).
Weddle has lived in Venezuela since June 2014, where he has reported for South Florida's WPLG Local 10 News, The Miami Herald, ABC and CBC, among others.
WPLG, a CNN affiliate, said it was last in contact with Weddle on Tuesday afternoon, and they have been unable to reach him since. His latest report for WPLG was on self-declared interim president Juan Guaido's return to Venezuela.
Venezuela's Ministry of Communication declined to comment. The US chargé d'affaires to Venezuela has not responded to a request for comment.
Marco Ruiz, the president of SNTP, told CNN he spoke with three witnesses who were present when Weddle and Camacho were taken into custody.
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Will this be Trump's pretext for war?
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